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Waverley is an 1814 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). Published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, it is often regarded as the first historical novel in the western tradition. It became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being "by the author of Waverley". His series of works on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the "Waverley Novels".

This is a nice edition of Waverley by Walter Scott.This book is part of the Library Edition of the Walter Scott's Waverley Novels published by Adam and Charles Black in Edinburgh in 1852.A very fine, very pleasing and handsome edition of these classic novels.Beautifully printed with prefaces, introductions and excellent annotations.The Library Edition was arranged in twenty-five volumes as follows:Volume 1. Waverley. 564 pages.Volume 2. Guy Mannering. 512 pages.Volume 3. The Antiquary. 479 pages.Volume 4. Rob Roy. 526 pages.Volume 5. Old Mortality. 483 pages.Volume 6. The Black Monk. The Legend of Montrose. 422 pages.Volume 7. The Heart of Mid-Lothian. 612 pages.Volume 8. The Bride of Lammermoor. 368 pages.Volume 9. Ivanhoe. 527 pages.Volume 10. The Monastery. 484 pages.Volume 11. The Abbot. 504 pages.Volume 12. Kenilworth. 515 pages.Volume 13. The Pirate. 516 pages.Volume 14. Fortunes of Nigel. 534 pages.Volume 15. Peveril of the Peak. 592 pages.Volume 16. Quentin Durward. 528 pages.Volume 17. St. Ronan's Well. 492 pages.Volume 18. Redgauntlet. 512 pages.Volume 19. The Betrothed. 559 pages.Volume 20. The Talisman. 454 pages.Volume 21. Woodstock. 534 pages.Volume 22. The Fair Maid of Perth. 508 pages.Volume 23. Anne of Geierstein. 522 pages.Volume 24. Count Robert of Paris. 460 pages.Volume 25. The Surgeons Daughter. Castle Dangerous. 418 pages.Specially formatted to look good on Kindle Fire or Tablet with full eBook table of contents added.

How is this book unique? Illustrations includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionOne of the best books to readClassic historical fiction booksExtremely well formattedWaverley is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. The book became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being "by the author of Waverley". His series of works on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the "Waverley Novels". Plot: Edward has been brought up in the family home by his uncle, Sir Everard Waverley, who maintains the family's traditional Tory and Jacobite sympathies, while Edward's Whig father works for the Hanoverian government in nearby Westminster. Edward is given a commission in the Hanoverian army and posted to Dundee, then promptly takes leave to visit Lord Bradwardine, a Jacobite friend of his uncle, and meets the peer's lovely daughter Rose. When wild Highlanders visit Bradwardine's castle, Edward is intrigued and goes to the mountain lair of the Clan Mac-Ivor, meeting the Chieftain Fergus and his sister Flora, who turn out to be active Jacobites preparing for the insurrection. But Edward has overstayed his leave and is accused of desertion and treason, then arrested. The highlanders rescue him from his escort and take him to the Jacobite stronghold at Doune Castle, then on to Holyrood Palace, where he meets Bonnie Prince Charlie himself. Encouraged by the beautiful Flora Mac-Ivor, Edward goes over to the Jacobite cause and takes part in the Battle of Prestonpans of September 1745. The battle is recounted in some detail. Undaunted by the light, inaccurate guns, the Highlander army continues its charge; however, the centre becomes bogged down in marshy land, and in driving forward the men's different speeds of advance cause them to form into a "V". One of the soldiers who tumbles into the marsh is the Hanoverian Colonel Talbot, whom Waverley picks up on his horse, saving his life. This man turns out to be a close friend of his Waverley uncle. When the Jacobite cause fails in 1746, Talbot intervenes to get Edward a pardon. After attending the trial in Carlisle at which Fergus Mac-Ivor is condemned to death, Edward is rejected by the passionate Flora, a representative of the romantic past, and instead marries Bradwardine's daughter, the calmer Rose, who symbolises a modern rational Scotland in the post-Union settlement.

King George is on the throne, but there are those in Scotland who swear loyalty to the Stuart heir, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and are prepared to stake his claim in conflict and bloodshed. Young Edward Waverley is caught in the middle: son of a Hanoverian yet nephew and heir to a Jacobite, a captain in the King's army yet drawn to the brave Highlanders and their romantic history. Edward must choose where his loyalties lie, even as his heart is torn between gentle Rose Brawardine, and passionate Flora Mac-Ivor.

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Waverley by Sir Walter ScottWaverley is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. The book became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being "by the author of Waverley". His series of works on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the "Waverley Novels". Plot: Edward has been brought up in the family home by his uncle, Sir Everard Waverley, who maintains the family's traditional Tory and Jacobite sympathies, while Edward's Whig father works for the Hanoverian government in nearby Westminster. Edward is given a commission in the Hanoverian army and posted to Dundee, then promptly takes leave to visit Lord Bradwardine, a Jacobite friend of his uncle, and meets the peer's lovely daughter Rose. When wild Highlanders visit Bradwardine's castle, Edward is intrigued and goes to the mountain lair of the Clan Mac-Ivor, meeting the Chieftain Fergus and his sister Flora, who turn out to be active Jacobites preparing for the insurrection. But Edward has overstayed his leave and is accused of desertion and treason, then arrested. The highlanders rescue him from his escort and take him to the Jacobite stronghold at Doune Castle, then on to Holyrood Palace, where he meets Bonnie Prince Charlie himself. Encouraged by the beautiful Flora Mac-Ivor, Edward goes over to the Jacobite cause and takes part in the Battle of Prestonpans of September 1745. The battle is recounted in some detail. Undaunted by the light, inaccurate guns, the Highlander army continues its charge; however, the centre becomes bogged down in marshy land, and in driving forward the men's different speeds of advance cause them to form into a "V". One of the soldiers who tumbles into the marsh is the Hanoverian Colonel Talbot, whom Waverley picks up on his horse, saving his life. This man turns out to be a close friend of his Waverley uncle. When the Jacobite cause fails in 1746, Talbot intervenes to get Edward a pardon. After attending the trial in Carlisle at which Fergus Mac-Ivor is condemned to death, Edward is rejected by the passionate Flora, a representative of the romantic past, and instead marries Bradwardine's daughter, the calmer Rose, who symbolises a modern rational Scotland in the post-Union settlement.

Sir Walter SCOTT (1771-1832), son of Walter Scott, a Writer to the Signet, was born in College Wynd, Edinburgh, educated at Edinburg High School and University, and apprenticed to his father. He spends part of his childhood in the rural Scottish Borders at his paternal grandparents' farm at Sandyknowe. Here he was taught to read by his aunt Jenny, and learned from her the speech patterns and many of the tales and legends that characterised much of his work. He was called to the bar in 1792. At the age of 25 he began to write professionally, translating works from German. His first publication being rhymed versions of ballads by Gottfried August Bürger in 1796. He then published a three-volume set of collected ballads of his adopted home region, The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. In 1820, Scott was created baronet. Scott´s influence as a novelist was incalculable: he established the form of the “Historical Novel”, and the form of the short story with “The Two Drovers” and “The Highland Widow”. He was avidly read and imitated throughout the 19th cent, and there was a revival of interest from European Marxist critics in the 1930´s, who interpreted his works in terms of historicism. Postmodern tastes favoured discontinuous narratives and the introduction of the "first person", yet they were more favourable to his work than Modernist tastes. Scott is now seen as an important innovator and a key figure in the development of Scottish and world literature. “Waverley » (1814). First novel of Sir Walter Scott. Edward Waverley, a young English dreamer and soldier, is sent to Scotland, where he is attracted to the Jacobite cause and takes part in the Battle of Prestonpans (September 1745). The Waverley Novels express the belief in the need for social progress that does not reject the traditions of the past, and shows the influence of the 18th-century Enlightenment.

This again is a book for those who are highly proficient in classical reading, has a thing for Scots, Latins and French and has a hang for historical and literary allusion for if you’re not, you’d probably have difficulty in understanding this novel; then again this is not an ordinary book. Waverly, was the progenitor of the historical novel genre and is regarded one of the greatest book written at its time; made Sir Walter Scott so famous to be invited by the Prince Regent, George and has made Scotland so popular that tourist flocks to the place almost overnight. Waverly alludes to the protagonist of the book, Edward Waverly, an English gentleman with an overly sympathetic heart for Scottish independence. And indeed the hero possess that distinct characteristics of being unable to make up its mind and is surely is like a wave for most of the part. But as a gentleman, he stands true and though a romantic, is brave and adventuresome in his own way. Sir Walter Scott did make this novel one of my favourite. He created a treasure trove of Scottish culture, custom and tradition; and applauds to us the beauty of Scottish highlands and hospitality and ardour of its people. Jane Austen, a famous author herself, has this to say of Sir Walter Scott; "Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. It is not fair. He has Fame and Profit enough as a Poet, and should not be taking the bread out of other people's mouths. I do not like him, and do not mean to like Waverley if I can help it -- but fear I must". Goethe even stated of him; "You will find everywhere in Walter Scott a remarkable security and thoroughness in his delineation, which proceeds from his comprehensive knowledge of the real world, obtained by lifelong studies and observations, and a daily discussion of the most important relations.”Although there have been a lot of critics regarding Waverly and it has gained a bit of unpopularity with them, this is still a book that you should never ignore. I say, read before you judge.All our publication will ALWAYS have these features below: 1. Active Table of Content (TOC). 2. Navigation : You can freely move to next or previous chapter. 3. Simple User Guide:Show you how to reach Table of Content and how to navigate through the eBook. 4. All publication are optimized for Kindle and other Kindle like apps. (Kindle for PC, kindle for Mac, Kindle for iPhone, Kindle for iPad, kindle for Mac, kindle for Android, kindle for Blackberry)

Walter Scott’s first novel, as he originally intended it to be read This edition of Scott’s Waverley marks the bicentenary of the first publication of the novel. It presents the authoritatively edited text by Peter Garside for the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels, together with a new short introduction, making the anonymous novel that enraptured its first audience again readily accessible to readers. This, the first of the Waverley Novels, burst anonymously upon an astonished world in 1814. Its publication marked the emergence of the modern novel in the western world and was to have an influence on the great European writers of the nineteenth century, including Tolstoy, Balzac and Stendhal. Edward Waverley is a young, cultured, but impressionable man whose sensibilities lead to his involvement in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. In his journey into Scotland, down to Derby, and back up again he witnesses the cultural and political geography of Great Britain in all its variety and in a state of political crisis. Two hundred years on, it is still an exciting read and relevant to today's issues.

The first historical novel—this tale of romance and adventure during the 1745 Jacobite rebellion will stir the blood and warm the heartKing George is on the throne, but there are those in Scotland who swear loyalty to the Stuart heir, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and are prepared to stake his claim in conflict and bloodshed. Young Edward Waverley is caught in the middle: son of a Hanoverian yet nephew and heir to a Jacobite, captain in the King's army yet drawn to the brave Highlanders and their romantic history. Edward must choose where his loyalties lie, even as his heart is torn between gentle Rose Brewardine, and the passionate, principled Flora MacIvor.